House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

March 17, 2026 - March 20, 2026

Last Updated 3/20/2026 1:49 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

After Floor                         Lunch and Caucuses

 

1:25 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 2 markup

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Joe Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

8:30 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Markup

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:30 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 2 - Pittsford: Academy Firing Range Upgrades

Maj. David Petersen, Department of Public Safety

Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety

Kenneth Hawkins, Deputy Director, Vermont Police Academy

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:00 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 5 - Agricultural Fair & Field Days

Trevor Lowell, Assistant Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Amy Mercier, Financial Director, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Nicole Dubuque, Chief Operations Officer, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 2 - Physical Security Enhancements

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

Thursday, March 19, 2026

8:30 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Department of Environmental Conservation Policy Proposal

Padraic Monks, Manager, Water Infrastructure Finance and Loan Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

Emily Bird, Program Manager, Clean Water Initiative, Department of Environmental Conservation

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:00 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Markup

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:30 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 6

Steve McClafferty, Finance Director, Vermont Veterans' Home

Greg Krizan, Director of Environmental Services, Vermont Veterans' Home

 

11:00 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Markup

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

3:40 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Markup

Emily Kisicki, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Scott Moore, Legislative Finance Manager, Joint Fiscal Office

 

4:30 PM                   House Floor

 

Friday, March 20, 2026

8:40 AM                   H. 294 - An act relating to commissary and telecommunications prices in State correctional facilities and fair compensation for incarcerated labor

Amendment

Rep. Brian Cina, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Health Care

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, Amendment Sponsor, House Committee on Human Services

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:00 AM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Youth facility

Jon Gray, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch

 

12:30 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Markup

 

1:05 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Section 11 - Northwest Regional Readiness Center

Jacob Roy, Colonel, Construction and Facilities Management Officer, Vermont Military Department

 

1:30 PM                   Capital Budget Adjustment

Little River Lease Proposed Language

Danielle Fitzko, Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Rebecca Washburn, Director, Lands Administration and Recreation, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Michael O'Grady, Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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 Tate Mullin at Tate.Mullin@vtleg.gov